The landlord has multiple personalities and wants everyone to pay him.

After Zhi Qiu's loving feeding, Ye Shu obediently took her medicine, and her eyelids grew heavier and heavier.

At first, he could muster the energy to say a few words to Zhi Qiu, but gradually his voice lowered and he began to mutter softly.

Finally, after Zhi Qiu tucked him in and gently said "Go to sleep," he fell into a deep sleep, unaware of when Zhi Qiu left the room with the tray.

After Zhi Qiu finished cleaning up the dishes, she began preparing lunch.

Looking at the food that had been packed back and was now a little cold, Zhi Qiu recalled how Ye Shu had wolfed down his food, as if there had been a famine in his bedroom. Luckily, Zhi Qiu was quick; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to snatch the spoon away.

Zhi Qiu pouted, tore off a piece of the pancake from her hand, stuffed it into her mouth, and muttered something under her breath:

"Is it really that bad?"

After eating something simple, she went to Ye Shu's room again, but did not come in. She just stood there quietly, looking at Ye Shu sleeping soundly on the bed.

In the bedroom, Zhi Qiu, worried about the glare from the sunlight, drew the curtains for him.

Ye Shu was sleeping soundly, her mouth slightly open as if she was drooling, making her look a little silly.

Seeing this, Zhi Qiu's lips curled up slightly.

It seems you're still a bit weak. The fever has subsided, but your energy hasn't fully recovered; you need to rest well.

She gently closed the door, preparing to turn and leave so he could get a good night's sleep.

But as soon as she turned around and took a step out, she stopped.

Suddenly, an idea sprouted from somewhere deep within her heart, and she remained in that position for two seconds.

Then, she slowly turned her head, her gaze falling once again on Ye Shu, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, completely unsuspecting.

Zhi Qiu's smile deepened, but there was something else mixed in with it: a little bit of eagerness and a little bit of playfulness.

When people do bad things, they subconsciously feel guilty in every way.

For example, right now, Zhi Qiu could have walked in openly, but instead, she insisted on tiptoeing, taking one slow step at a time, and staring intently at Ye Shu's face, as if afraid he would suddenly wake up.

Even though there were only the two of them in the room, and he was sleeping so soundly, her heartbeat involuntarily quickened, and she even breathed softly.

Reaching the bedside, Zhi Qiu took another close look at Ye Shu's sleeping posture, her eyes crinkling into a smile, before turning her head to look at the phone on the bedside table.

It is it.

Zhi Qiu gently picked up Ye Shu's phone. Because she was so nervous, she subconsciously bit her lower lip to stop herself from breathing through her mouth.

After getting the phone, the next step is crucial.

She knew that Ye Shu's phone had a fingerprint lock, and she also knew that it was unlocked with the right thumb.

Zhi Qiu slowly squatted down by the bed, holding her phone in one hand and slowly reaching out her other hand towards Ye Shulu's right hand, which was sticking out of the blanket.

First, she gently touched the back of his hand with her fingertips. Ye Shu, who was fast asleep, seemed to feel an itch and moved his fingers.

Zhi Qiu instantly held her breath, afraid to move, her eyes fixed on Ye Shu's face.

Fortunately, Ye Shu only moved her fingers and showed no signs of waking up.

Zhi Qiu let out a soft breath, only then realizing that her lower lip was a little sore from biting it so hard because she was so nervous. She licked the small indentation with the tip of her tongue and refocused her attention on Ye Shu's hand.

She gently pinched Ye Shu's right thumb and lightly placed it on the phone screen.

The first time, the angle was a bit off, and there was no response.

The second time, I didn't press enough, and it failed again.

Zhi Qiu was getting a little anxious. The weather wasn't hot, but a little bit of sweat still seeped from the tip of her nose.

After several attempts, perseverance paid off, and the phone was successfully unlocked despite the fact that it was a malicious act.

Zhi Qiu's eyes narrowed with joy. She gently put Ye Shu's fingers down and even straightened the corner of the blanket for him.

She then looked at Ye Shu's phone screen, then at Ye Shu's oblivious face, and silently thought to herself:

"Little Shu... I have a surprise for you..."

……

When Ye Shu woke up, he felt his head was sticky and everything around him seemed to have become blurry.

He opened his eyes, his vision blurred for a moment, and then focused on the ceiling.

Although his eyes were open, his brain was like an old XP computer, slowly loading data.

The bedroom was dark, with no light coming in from outside the curtains; it must have been nighttime.

The door was ajar, not closed tightly. A thin strip of light from the living room and hallway shone through the crack in the door, cutting diagonally across the floor and illuminating Ye Shu's chest.

Ye Shu has disliked taking afternoon naps since she was a child, and especially hates oversleeping in the afternoon.

For him, taking a nap was like a useless thing.

Sleeping too little not only fails to relieve fatigue, but also feels like being dragged from the deep sea to the shore, leaving you feeling dizzy and lightheaded, making you even more tired.

If you sleep for too long, like now, you'll wake up when it's already dark, which makes it even more uncomfortable.

It's as if time has abandoned me for a while. The world quietly turns while I'm asleep, and when I wake up, facing this sudden darkness and silence, I always feel a sense of disconnection, a feeling of being in another world.

You might feel inexplicably empty inside, and an inexplicable sense of grievance and sadness might creep up, making you want to cry for no reason.

He lay there in the darkness, eyes open, motionless, waiting for his brain to slowly kick in, waiting for the post-sleep depression to subside on its own.

In the quiet, he felt that his body didn't feel as bad as it had during the day; his back didn't ache, and his legs didn't hurt anymore. Only his throat was a little dry, and his mind was a little numb from sleeping too much.

It seems like I should be able to go to work tomorrow. I'll ask Sister Chen Xing how it is and whether I can go to work tomorrow.

Just as his thoughts were gradually clearing, he vaguely heard Sister Zhi Qiu's voice coming from outside the door, lowered, as if she was on the phone with someone.

"...No problem, when will you arrive?...Okay, I got it."

Ye Shu's ears perked up instinctively.

Who is she talking to on the phone? Is it about work? Her clothing store that she's never met? Or... someone else?

The thought of Zhi Qiu making a phone call to someone else, and what if it was a man on the other end, made Ye Shu feel inexplicably awkward, but he quickly suppressed it.

Ye Shu, you can't do this! Even though you're dating now, you still have friends of the opposite sex! This shows a lack of trust in Sister Zhi Qiu!

That's what they say, but love is selfish, and Ye Shu still wanted to find out more...

I don't want to think about it anymore!

Ye Shu reached for her phone, intending to ask Chen Xing if she could go to work tomorrow.

But after turning on his phone, his pupils dilated as if by a magnitude 8 earthquake, and his possessiveness and post-sleep depression were instantly shattered.